E9-4840. Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Relocation Allowances-Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) Tables; Notice of FTR Bulletin 09-04

AGENCY:

Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration (GSA).

ACTION:

Notice of a bulletin.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces Federal Travel Regulation (FMR) Bulletin 09-04 which provides the 2008 Federal State, and Puerto Rico tax tables needed for calculating the relocation income tax (RIT) allowance. FTR Bulletin 09-04 and all other FTR Bulletins may be found at http://www.gsa.gov/​ftrbulletins. The tax tables may also be found at http://www.gsa.gov/​relo.

DATES:

The bulletin announced in this notice became effective February 25, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Ed Davis, Office of Governmentwide Policy (M), Office of Travel, Transportation, and Asset Management (MT), General Services Administration at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail]. Please cite FTR Bulletin 09-04.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

On June 25, 2008 the General Services Administration (GSA) published FTR Amendment 2008-04 in the Federal Register (73 FR 35952) specifying that the General Services Administration (GSA) would no longer publish the RITA tables found in 41 CFR part 301-17 Appendices A through D in the Federal Register.

B. Procedures

Bulletins regarding relocation policy are located on the Internet at http://www.gsa.gov/​ftrbulletins as Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) bulletins.

Dated: February 27, 2009.

Henry Maury,

Director, Relocation Policy.